Founded as the Hellman-Haas Grocery Company in 1871, Smart & Final operates nearly 250 warehouse stores under the Smart & Final and Cash & Carry Smart Foodservice banners. The company, which serves both households and businesses, also sells food preparation equipment. Stores are located in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and northern Mexico, where the company has a joint venture with the operators of local supermarket chain Calimax. Under the Henry's Farmers Markets and Sun Harvest Markets banners, Smart & Final operates farmers' market-style stores in Southern California and Texas. In May 2007, Apollo Management took the company private. In September, the company announced plans to go public via an IPO. More »